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From Houston to the Hill Country, we Texans keep doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result.
Flood watches are in effect for the southern half of Louisiana, including Lake Charles, Lafayette and New Orleans, as well as the immediate coastline of Mississippi.
The 1978 deluge began when remnants of a tropical storm crossed the Gulf of Mexico and entered Texas north of Brownsville. When it was over, 33 were dead.
As the death toll climbs in Texas, the Trump Administration is actively undermining the nation’s ability to predict—and to deal with—climate-related disasters.
Droughts have a similar effect: When soil dries out over long periods, it can become compacted or even crusted over, reducing ...
Central Texas is infamous for its flash flooding and arid soil, hard-packed ground into which water does not easily ...
Heavy rainfall, rocky terrain, and the nearby Gulf climate combined to quickly turn the Guadalupe River into a destructive ...
As a climate scientist who calls Texas home, I can tell you that the Hill Country of Texas is no stranger to flooding.
Steep hills, shallow soils and a fault zone have made Hill Country, also called "flash flood alley," one of the state's most dangerous regions.
Despite the warm water and neutral conditions Colorado State University has lowered its hurricane season prediction to 16 named storms.